The Nightingale — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 16.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 16.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 93% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 84% longer than the average romance audiobook (9 hrs across 819 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story and a historical setting — a long-haul epic at 16.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation. With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Nightingale as an audiobook?
The Nightingale runs about 16.6 hours — our estimate from its 560 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Can I listen to The Nightingale free?
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Is The Nightingale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours — saving 5.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Nightingale first published?
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was first published in 2000.